Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

We are mid-way through our waiting game, or maybe not quite. DS1 has heard from four of his eight schools and was accepted to all. Two of the schools extended scholarships that will more than cover half of the tuition which is nice but not sufficient for him to attend these schools. The other two schools he was accepted to do not inform you of merit aid until March. We’ll be filling out the FAFSA in early January and hoping that brings a bit more money in too. This week he should hear from another school, then another should come in January followed by one in February and the last two in March. The two in March are his dream schools however it will come down to money. If I had continued to work 13 years ago we would have the funds saved for him to go to the college of his choice. However, if he had not been homeschooled I doubt very much that he would have as strong a transcript or had time to pursue some of the subjects he did. I wouldn’t trade the years either for the college fund. No way. Some things are just not worth it.

 

What I have done though to help the boys pay for college is to take an online teaching job. I love it and while there are days when all I seem to do is answer questions online, my youngest is old enough that when this happens I can be answering questions on-line while he is sitting next to me reading science or history or doing math problems. I grade papers and prepare the next day’s lecture in the evening after the youngest goes to bed so it has been working quite nicely. I know it won’t pay even half of a yearly tuition bill but it should pay for their books and maybe ease their financial load a tad.

 

It’s almost been two months since DS broke his leg. This past week he had x-rays and we learned that his fracture is healing but it is still easy to see. DS started PT 3-weeks post injury and goes three times weekly. I thought we didn’t have an extra time in our day but somehow DS is fitting in his 2hr PT session. He started walking without a crutch last week and sometimes even feels quite normal. That is scary since he’s not permitted to do any activity since this could damage the cartilage and hinder its recovery. It was really hard this past weekend on him too. DS2 attended a skate clinic put on by Joey Mantia and DS1 watched. He so wanted to skate and fly around the course…soon…..

 

We haven’t put any Christmas decorations up yet. Being gone the last two weekends really hampered all possibilities of decorating the house. Oh well, we’ll do it this weekend. I haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet either. We no longer have nieces or nephews or grand parents or sisters or brothers to buy for which makes the season easier on me. We have baked cookies and we’ll do more of that this week.